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United States Patent | 5,609,070 |
Lin ,   et al. | March 11, 1997 |
A crank cover assembly for a bicycle which includes a molded shell member and a molded leaf member which cooperatively encase a forged crank of a bicycle. The molded shell and molded leaf are configured to substantially perform to the outer contour of the forged crank, and each has formed therethrough openings substantially aligned with through openings in the forged crank. The shell and leaf members are coupled together by use of fastening mechanisms such as a catch-tongue joint or a hot-melted joint.
Inventors: | Lin; King-Chen (No. 173, Kuei Suei Street, Kaohsiung City, TW); Lin; Ming-Chang (No. 66, Huai An Street, Kaohsiung City, TW) |
Appl. No.: | 509727 |
Filed: | August 1, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 74/594.1; 74/558.5 |
Intern'l Class: | B62M 003/16 |
Field of Search: | 74/594.1,608,609,612,558.5 474/151,144 |
594047 | Nov., 1897 | Welles et al. | 74/594. |
3789696 | Feb., 1974 | Beam, III | 74/594. |
3922929 | Dec., 1975 | Marchello | 74/594. |
4807491 | Feb., 1989 | Stuckenbrok | 74/594. |
5161430 | Nov., 1992 | Febey | 74/594. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
931379 | May., 1951 | FR | 74/594. |
1034221 | Jul., 1953 | FR | 74/594. |
1230096 | Sep., 1960 | FR | 74/558. |
2425168 | Jan., 1980 | FR | 74/609. |
430123 | Feb., 1948 | IT | 74/594. |